Mobile Elevating Work Platforms

 

The instructors are IPAF registered and able to instruct an operator to prepare and operate scissor lift and self-propelled boom. (Courses for other mobile elevating work platforms are also available on request).

 

Course content

 

• The candidate will have, a working knowledge of the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 and other relevant regulations including the WAH 2005 Regulations. Be aware of risk assessment and how to implement this.
• Will be aware of accident control and prevention.
• The need for personal protective equipment.
• How to drive and safely manoeuvre a machine as required to a correct position and carry out a nominated task.
• The candidate will also be able to carry out a thorough pre-use inspection and defect reporting.
• Be aware of and operate the auxiliary or manual decent procedure.

 

For more information and our pricing structure for these courses either contact us on 01865 326 553 or simply complete our quick contact form selecting the course title and we will contact you with the information required.

Tower Scaffolds

The Work at Height Regulations require that the erection, dismantling, and alteration of mobile access towers should be carried out by a competent person. PASMA is the most widely recognised form of tower training and recommended by Sitesafe UK Ltd to its clients.

 

The PASMA standard training courses are designed for any person involved in the use of Mobile Access Towers. Course content includes all of the relevant training and information pertaining to the safe erection, inspection and dismantling of Aluminium and Fibre glass Mobile Access Towers.

 

Topics covered include component identification, assembly criteria, stability, hazards, safe use, maintenance and inspection.

 

Delegates are required to erect and dismantle a tower, carry out an inspection and sit a theory test paper to confirm competence.

 

• Introduction to mobile towers
• Overview of legislation
• Standards surrounding towers
• Safe tower assembly
• Stability
• Safe use of towers
• Hazards
• Repositioning towers
• Tower inspection
• Care & maintenance

 

These courses can be held at our training facility or on the clients site where suitable facilities exist.

 

For more information and our pricing structure for these courses either contact us on

01865 326 553 or simply complete our quick contact form selecting the course title and we will contact you with the information required.

SCAFFOLD APPRECIATION & INSPECTIONS

 

This 1 day course is designed for those likely to be working on scaffolds, such as bricklayers and painters, but is an ideal introduction for any person working on or near scaffolds. It will provide them with the knowledge and skills required for working safely on and around such temporary structures.

 

The appreciation course covers the following elements:

 

• Legislation and codes of practice
• Identification of scaffold components
• Scaffold foundations
• Working load limits
• Safe access and egress
• Edge protection
• Widths of the working platforms
• Safety of others working on the scaffold
• Securing the scaffold from trespassers at the end of the working day

 

 

The inspection course covers the following elements:

 

• Legislation
• BS EN Standards applicable to scaffolds
• Recognition of component parts
• NASC Guidance
• Safe design of scaffolds
• Scaffold hazards
• Scaffold tie requirements
• Scaffold bracing
• Stability bracing
• Gin wheels and scaffold cranes
• Static mobile tower scaffolds
• Scaffold design drawings
• Practical and theory tests.

For more information and our pricing structure for this course either contact us on 01865 326 553 or simply complete our quick contact form selecting the course title and we will contact you with the information required.

Ladder Safety

Sitesafe have been running ladder training courses for many years and have updated courses to ensure delegates conform to the requirements of the Work at Height Regulations 2005.

 

Under the regulations every person in the chain leading up to, and including, the final user, has a duty of care to both themselves and others to know and understand the practical implications of working safely at height.

 

Demonstration of competence is a key requirement of the regulations and successful completion of this training course will help to provide proof of such competence.

 

Demonstration of competence is a key requirement of the regulations and successful completion of this training course will help to provide proof of such competence.

 

The course objectives aim to enable delegates to:

 

• Select appropriate work at height equipment for a task
• Assess and determine when it is appropriate to use ladders and stepladders
• Correctly locate and safely use ladders and stepladders
• Inspect ladders and stepladders for damage

 

And ensure delegates understand:

 

• Legislation and regulations affecting work at height
• Product standards and classifications for ladders and stepladders
• Hazards affecting the use of ladders and stepladders

 

On successful completion (practical and multi choice answer tests) delegate receive a certificate and Sitesafe ‘work equipment’ training record photo card.

 

For more information and our pricing structure for this course either contact us on 01865 326 553 or simply complete our quick contact form selecting the course title and we will contact you with the information required.

 

 

Safety Harnesses

 

A half day training program for anyone who uses, supervises or manages fall arrest harnesses, work restraint equipment or work positioning PPE and needs to be made aware of the correct selection, inspection and use of the safety harnesses to prevent or restrict falls.

 

Using our classroom-based theory and hands-on experience training method, your staff will develop an awareness of the legal and practical implications of preventing falls from height, learn to identify and select the correct form of safety harness and lanyard, for the job in hand and be able to inspect, maintain, monitor, fit and use them effectively.

 

Course Content

 

• Legislation
• Guidance on when safety harnesses/lanyards need to be worn
• Categories for safe work at height
• CE marking
• Trace-ability
• Work restraint - WHY?
• Work restraint - how it will work
• Work position – WHY?
• Work position – how it works
• Fall arrest – WHY?
• Fall arrest – how it works
• Equipment strengths: Safety Harnesses, lanyards, connectors
• Pre-use equipment check
• Rescue provision

 

Practical session (fitting and inspection of a full body safety harness and correct attachment to an appropriate anchorage point).

 

For more information and our pricing structure for this course either contact us on 01865 326 553 or simply complete our quick contact form selecting the course title and we will contact you with the information required.

 

 

Emergency rescue planning

 

Work at Height is the main cause of workplace fatalities, so it is important that all employers and duty holders ensure that the work is planned, supervised and carried out safely. An essential part of the planning process must also include arrangements for emergencies and rescue in the event of a fall. Rescue is the responsibility of the employer/building owner and NOT the emergency services.

 

Sitesafe can provide a comprehensive training package covering a wide range of rescue techniques, including fall protection, lowering, lifting and the use of safety lines for third parties.

 

This course is ideal for employers, managers, operatives and others with health and safety obligations such as building owners who have a duty of care to those working on their premises.

 

Course Content

 

• The hierarchy of controls when carrying out Work at Height (WAH) Legislation
• How a rescue kit works
• Harness inspection and wearing
• Using a rescue kit at ground level
• Simulated rescue of a dummy
• First aid consideration and procedures

 

This course is a one-day program with practical exercises, delegates will be required to provide their own PPE (steel toe capped boots, gloves, overall, Hi-Viz jacket and hard hat with chin strap)

The course can be run at our training venue or at the client’s site if suitable facilities are available.

 

For more information and our pricing structure for this course either contact us on 01865 326 553 or simply complete our quick contact form selecting the course title and we will contact you with the information required.